Check out our work on RNA structure in introns! Testing >100k base pairing patterns, we found that RNA structure can predictably tune gene expression. Just by changing intron sequence, we see a dynamic range of regulation comparable to messing e.g. with promoters. @karlaneugebauer.bsky.social

Cool analysis by Leo Scharfen and team in the Neugebauer lab...

Fun news: I'm starting my research group at @rti-umasschan.bsky.social as the inaugural Maraganore Fellow! Our lab will focus on the RNA sequence-structure-function relationship in the cellular environment. Visit our website to explore open positions: schaerfenlab.com #RNA #Hiring #PostbacJobs

Tracking the folding of RNA at its birth

Here is our paper showing in vivo folding of nascent RNA right after synthesis, published now in @cp-molcell.bsky.social! With @karlaneugebauer.bsky.social, @isaac-vock.bsky.social, @mattdsimon.bsky.social www.cell.com/molecular-ce...

I'm excited to share the preprint for the first chunk of my PhD work! We combined DMS structure probing with nascent RNA enrichment to report high-resolution, dynamic structures of transcripts just after synthesis - inside cells. @karlaneugebauer.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...